Chapter 870: The Source
"Can I interpret this as a threat?" Athena put down the Homeric epic in her hand, crossed her hands, and suddenly looked at Brian.
I have to say that being watched by a god is still very stressful, even if she is just a young goddess, well, just looking young on the surface, how old Athena is, it's hard to say.
But fortunately, it wasn't Horus but Athena, and Brian didn't need to worry about any of his secrets being discovered.
So Brian shook his head and tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "No, it's just a piece of advice." ”
But the goddess of wisdom still seemed to see through his careful thoughts, and gave him a faint look, Athena withdrew her gaze and continued to concentrate on the book in her hand.
This brought the atmosphere back to square one.
Brian realizes that Athena is not so easy to fool, this is based on a high degree of asymmetry, supernatural powers and magic should obviously be separated from the gods, and in this regard, humans now know almost nothing, at least Brian knows nothing about it.
He didn't know what Athena cared about, or even how she could arouse her inhibitions, but Athena was much more difficult to deal with than she was in the movies, but not as friendly to humans as she was in the movies.
However, the new power that human beings have now, the power of science and technology, is almost completely different from the past in two thousand years, but it is not so easy to use these things to arouse Athena's interest, after all, these are completely two worlds from the magical realm of the gods.
I'm afraid that Athena also knows nothing about technology, and if she wants to be interested, she must at least have some understanding.
And more importantly, the deity is always unpredictable, and you can't imagine what she will do in the next moment.
The surroundings seemed to be calm again, but Brian still saw that Mike had sent Zas to guard in the rear, and he kept an eye on himself and Athena's movements from time to time, and also kept an eye on Furchart's party not to cause trouble, and also set aside some energy to deal with emergencies.
Mike found a very important clue, Willy Wonka's important funds were transferred, personal account, the account information person did not know that he had this account, and the handling staff at that time could not recall the specific appearance of the person who handled it at that time.
There is only one way to do it, and it also means that there is something wrong with Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
But the point is not here, but that the mysterious person has already been to the chocolate factory, and they are one step late, but fortunately, although the individual of the account cannot be traced, that is, the mysterious person, can monitor the flow of funds.
Eventually led to the Museum of Nature and History in New York, which is truly a magical place.
Even Brian had to admit that it did seem like a good place for supernatural powers to appear, but unfortunately, the clues were broken here, they didn't know what the mysterious man was going to do there, and even Brian couldn't guess, there were too few clues available.
They can only send people over in advance to stand by.
The magic of the mystery man, the power of the silver tongue, and even the author of the best-selling book in the small town of Delaware, Brian had no clue about this supernatural power, and even the FBI did not collect relevant information.
Originally, Brian thought that when he took over the events of this supernatural force, what S.H.I.E.L.D. World Security Council would follow, and the worst thing was an X-file or something, but I'm sorry, no.
The FBI is the last department, and there is no real agency to deal with supernatural forces.
Brian believes that his level is enough, and even if it is really not enough, it should be them at this time, otherwise it is better for the world to be torn down than continue to hide.
So this piece is a completely unknown realm for human beings, and what is placed in front of Brian is a big gift package for human beings who are just getting in touch with this field, and he needs Athena's help, and it is best to win the gods to the human side.
Zas and the others in the distance couldn't help much, and the passers-by in the library were also busy with their own business, Brian felt that Athena's presence was getting weaker and fading, as if she would suddenly disappear in the next moment.
He knew that he couldn't wait any longer, otherwise he would have no chance when Athena got impatient.
So Brian hates smart people, especially guys as smart as him, at the beginning, Brian felt that he had to find a very smart guy to find a girlfriend, although he was still far better than himself, but at least he had to be smarter than normal people, otherwise he couldn't communicate with himself at all.
But now, he still thinks that it is better to find a normal person, otherwise he will not be able to communicate, which is his personal experience.
"Do you know how you came to this world?" After thinking about the situation at the moment, Brian asked bluntly.
Athena paused slightly, then said, "Summon." ”
"You know?" This was a great surprise to Brian, and for a moment, he doubted that there was an ability to make the goddess of wisdom omniscient.
But soon, Brian knew he had misunderstood.
For Athena continues, "God came most of the time by calling. ”
Brian's face finally showed a smile, a smile he hadn't seen for a long time, and it was also the smile he wore most often, a smile that was in his hands, because he knew that even if it was the goddess of wisdom, she was not omniscient.
"Indeed, he summoned you." Brian said, "But ...... But it's not just you who summon you, but rather, he turns you into reality as recorded in the book, and he can turn everything in the story into reality. ”
"Fantasy people?" Athena's voice fluctuated for the first time, and even the Homeric epic in her hand was thrown aside by her with some gaffes.
In an instant, Brian felt a huge pressure rushing over his face, which may be the so-called divine power, but Brian was even more pleased that Athena actually knew about the existence of the Silver Tongue, and it didn't sound like a half-understood.
"Tell me about the person." Athena said......
It would be a waste to let the effect of NZT describe a person, and in a few words, Brian recounted the characteristics of the silver tongue and the whole incident.
And at the same time, Athena's voice was once again confirmed, "The man of illusions." She said.
"What is a fantasy man?" Brian immediately pushed the boat down the river and asked, which was also the core question, the purpose of his trip to the library.
Athena looked at Brian with her smoky eyes, and slowly recounted in a slow order, "Not long after I was born, a huge meteor shower from outside the sky descended on this world. ”
"They brought it all."
"It's just a few meteorites." Brian said, "It's not out of the sky, technology is ...... now."
"The gods that don't exist in your mouth have appeared in front of you, how stupid are you to think that extraterrestrial meteorites are just meteorites, you think we don't know what is outside the world, and we have explored the void outside thousands of years earlier than you mortals."
"It's not just an ordinary meteorite." "They are surrounded by colorful bands of light that cannot be touched, but they cannot affect anything, as if they are on the edge of this world." ”
"My father and some other gods converged on the place where the meteorite came, Egypt, and they started a long argument, and it took three years for my father to return to the realm of the gods again."
"He didn't say anything, he didn't tell us anything, and then fifteen years later, my brother saw that Egypt was changing again."
"The rulers of Egypt brought together all the high priests of Egypt, and on a pyramid, they performed a grand sacrifice, and then, using the power of meteorites, cast a stone slab."
"Originally, it was supposed to be four stone slabs, but the power on the stone slabs was too strong for those mortals to control, so only one was made this time, and the remaining three pieces were ready to be made slowly, decades, hundreds of years, they didn't seem to care about the long wait."
"The tablets contain powerful magic, and it is said that the magic they contain can grant any wish and turn the unreal into reality, but they have never worked since the tablets were created."
"My father told me that only certain mortals can only use the tablets when they come into contact with them, and their descendants, descendants, will also have that ability."
"The rulers of Egypt never forgot them, and the ignorant mortals seemed to blame the high priests for the inability of the tablets, and while they were executed, the last three tablets were made one by one."
"But until the end of my memory, I have not found in the world those mortals that my father spoke of."
"But now it seems...... The slate finally succeeded. ”
Gods are gods, and if it weren't for the fact that Furchart had summoned Athena, how could Brian know such a secret, he dared to guarantee that it would not be recorded in history, let alone the church.
However, while learning the origin of the silver tongue, more doubts also appeared in Brian's mind.
And the main one is, "If you already know the power of the tablet, why did you let the priests of Egypt make it, it can even ...... Creation of God. ”
"Isn't that a threat to you?" Brian asked.
"You don't understand the gap between mortals and gods at all." Athena said, "And...... You really don't know what the outer world is like. ”
If Athena said that she didn't understand magic or the things between gods, maybe Brian would admit it, because he really didn't understand, but if she said that she didn't understand the world and the existence of the universe, then Brian would never admit it.
Thousands of years ago, human beings could only rely on observation and imagination to figure out the world and the universe, but thousands of years later, human beings can fly out of the earth and go to space to see it in person.
They knew that the land under their feet was called the Earth, a planet, and that there were countless such planets in the universe.
So Brian said that he was not false at all, "I also said, the vicissitudes of life, maybe the mortals in your eyes will also go to the sky in person......"
"The world is false." Athena directly interrupted Brian, "Our world is false, all this is false, we were created. ”
"How is this possible?" Brian subconsciously retorted, "What are you talking about......"
But in the middle of his words, Brian suddenly stopped, because he realized, or remembered, that he had already discovered this, that Brian was sometimes not talking to people nearby, or talking to himself, but talking directly to you, and he had already noticed the change in the world.
But he just thought it was a parallel world, after all, this theory is not unusual.
"Who created it?" Brian resisted the curiosity in his heart and asked in a deep voice, "By God?" ”
"Nope." Athena shook her head, "After a long exploration by all our gods, we found that this world was created, not a god, but a thing, something, and I don't know what it is. ”
Brian took a deep breath, paused, and asked again, "Then how do you prove that this world is false, maybe it's just a parallel world, or maybe our world is the main world." ”
In his excitement, he even forgot his honorific title.
But Athena didn't care about these little things, but still sat there calmly, and asked, "Because you didn't realize that our world is disappearing." ”……
Athena only mentioned that our world was disappearing, and then there was no follow-up, because there were more things that she also knew in less detail, but for Brian, these were enough for the time being.
And more importantly, after this conversation, the relationship between Brian and Athena has been greatly narrowed, at least not the kind of passerby relationship that you can forget at a glance.
And when Athena knew that she had been transformed from illusion to reality by the Silver Tongue, she also felt a little confused about her existence and memory, and she decided to meet the Silver Tongue.
Just as Athena had spoken a few words with Furchart, Mike found Brian again.
He wisely put these god-and-silver tongue matters behind him for the time being, and did something he could do, "Someone from the bureau has come." He said to Brian.
"I reported the situation here to them, Berica took it seriously, and in half an hour we could leave for the plane, and the situation on the road was taken care of, and the plane went straight to the New York airport."
"That's for the best." "Because I feel like if we stay here, I'm afraid the German guys are going to find us." (To be continued.) )